CVE-2016-1244

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1244
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-10-03 18:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a directory name in an adf file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.099810000 probability, percentile 0.930890000 (date 2026-05-07)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Unadf Project Unadf 1.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
unADF CVE-2016-1244 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
#838248 - unadf: CVE-2016-1243 and CVE-2016-1244 - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
unADF: Remote code execution (GLSA 201804-20) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tmp.tjjr.fi Patch, Vendor Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00015.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3676-1 unadf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 6000525 Debian Security Update for unadf (DLA 3762-1)
  • 710240 Gentoo Linux unADF Remote code execution Vulnerability (GLSA 201804-20)

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